Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77788

Pension Funds: Fossil Fuels

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution of UK pension funds to fossil fuel expansion in (a) the UK, (b) Europe and (c) other international markets.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Department has not produced specific estimates on the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related activities, such as coal-fired power generation or fossil fuel production. As part of the 2024 Mansion House reform package, t...

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